Banksia cuneata (or Matchstick Banksia) is a declared rare and priority species.

The York Residency Museum wanted to highlight in the Museum the cultural and heritage values relating to the local area, with an emphasis on increasing community understanding of the need for sustainable management of natural resources.

Bolgart Primary School is a Waterwise school, with the installation of rainwater tanks

In March 2010, AVONGRO Wheatbelt Tree Cropping Inc applied to Wheatbelt NRM for a Small Community Grant for funding to develop and produce a DVD on tree crops as part of farming enterprises.

Until recently, it was thought that the Arid Bronze Azure Butterfly (Ogyris subterretris petrina) was extinct.

The Mt Brown Reserve is popular with locals and visitors to the district of York, and at its entrance, “The Triangle” was a historically cleared piece of land.

The Nungarin Heritage & Nature Trail is located in remnant bushland adjacent to the townsite of Nungarin.

The Talbot Brook Land Management Association Inc (TBLMA) is an active catchment group in the Shire of York.

The Australian Master TreeGrower Program is a nationally recognised training program for land managers wishing to learn more about integrating trees and tree crops as part of their farming system.

In 2010, Northam Senior High School applied for a Small Community Grant to produce a bush tucker garden on the school’s paddock.

The Quairading Land Conservation District Committee (LCDC) is one of the few remaining Landcare groups in the Wheatbelt.

The Toodyay Friends of the River Inc (TFOR) wanted to build a picnic shelter with interpretative signage at Millard’s Pool, on the Avon River to the east of Toodyay townsite.

The Avonvale Primary School applied for a Small Community Grant in order to run school activities to promote appreciation, understanding and caring of the natural environment.